Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 5/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-210) Chicago (+180)

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (22-30) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (39-16) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rays at -210 and the Cubs are coming in at +180. The total is set at 9. The men taking the mound are Shane McClanahan and Kyle Hendricks.

The Rays have accrued 102 two-baggers as a team and have hit 101 baseballs out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .500 and have struck out 460 times, while drawing a walk on 187 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are recording 6.1 runs per outing, which has them at 2nd in the league. They have accrued 322 RBI's in addition to 510 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .273. They have a total of 335 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .348.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Rays pitchers have relinquished 59 long balls in addition to 215 runs (6th in baseball). Tampa Bay has given up 426 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 206 earned runs. The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 3.79 so far this year (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 456 hitters. They have walked 172 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.19 as a squad on the season.

Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 41 times and also have had 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 27 holds for the year (21st in baseball). The Rays bullpen have a save percentage of 59.3% and has entered the game in 54 save situations. They have compiled 16 saves for the year and have blown 11 out of their 27 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 64 base runners on the season and 32.8% of those runners crossed home plate. The Rays have dispatched 179 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Tampa Bay Rays have 1,467 putouts this season, in addition to 531 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .991 which puts them in 1st in professional baseball, and have a total of 47 double plays. The Rays have transformed 71.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,401 innings, which has them sitting at 1st in professional baseball.

McClanahan has thrown 353 frames and has accounted for 410 K's in his career. His earned run average is 2.75 (108 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.083. He has surrendered 283 base knocks (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 100 walks. McClanahan (30-14 career record) has a FIP of 3.17 while going up against 1,416 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Chicago has tallied 65 home runs for the year and 234 runs batted in. They have hit 81 doubles, while walking 201 times and notching 242 runs. The Chicago Cubs have an on-base percentage of .335 and a team batting average of .257 on the year. The Cubs hold a team SLG% of .419 and they score 4.65 runs per game (11th in the league). They have struck out on 477 instances (10th in the league) and have recorded 457 base hits.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.293 in addition to having a FIP of 3.99 as a pitching staff this year. They have a ranking of 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 436. The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 238 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.38 (224 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (438 strikeouts vs 159 free passes). They have allowed 51 homers and they allow 4.66 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league).

Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 11 save chances and they have tallied 6 saves. They are currently ranked 24th in the league with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have sent 169 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 38 times in high leverage situations in addition to 43 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.7% out of their 70 inherited runners. Sitting with 34 save situations, the Cubs have earned 22 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 53 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in baseball). The Cubs have accrued 475 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 1,380 putouts this season. In their 4,140 innings played, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (21st in MLB).

In his MLB career, Hendricks has surrendered 1,222 base hits while earning 1,084 K's in 1,317 innings. He has allowed a total of 507 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.153 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.66 and he has gone up against 5,395 hitters during his career. Hendricks (87-62 career record) holds a 3.46 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+180)

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